Pennsylvania Terry Dawson
Acting Chief, Division of Compliance Monitoring and Planning
Western Region
Harrisburg, PA
(717) 783-6917 tedawson@state.pa.us
Bookshare Members download books, textbooks and newspapers in a compressed, encrypted file. They then read the material using adaptive technology, typically software that reads the book aloud (text-to-speech) and/or displays the text of the book on a computer screen, or Braille access devices, such as refreshable Braille displays. If you are a K-12 student in the U.S. who has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) with a specific language learning disability and a need for text accommodations, your school should be able to confirm that you qualify and sign you up for Bookshare membership. http://www.bookshare.org/
Colleagues from MU Assistive Technology class attended by Anita and Val 6/09
Jean Robbins, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech/Language Pathologist
Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13
Denver Elementary
4th Street
Denver, PA 17517
Phone: 717-336-1501 jean_robbins@iu13.org
Contacts / Lending Libraries
http://www.pattan.net/
CAST - (Center for Applied Special Technology)
http://www.cast.org/index.htmlNIMAS/NIMAC - (National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard)
PRIMARY CONTACTS:Pennsylvania Terry Dawson
Acting Chief, Division of Compliance Monitoring and Planning
Western Region
Harrisburg, PA
(717) 783-6917
tedawson@state.pa.us
NCTI - (National Center for Technology Innovation)
http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/Pennsylvania's Assistive Technology Lending Library
http://disabilities.temple.edu/programs/assistive/atlendBookshare
Bookshare Members download books, textbooks and newspapers in a compressed, encrypted file. They then read the material using adaptive technology, typically software that reads the book aloud (text-to-speech) and/or displays the text of the book on a computer screen, or Braille access devices, such as refreshable Braille displays. If you are a K-12 student in the U.S. who has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) with a specific language learning disability and a need for text accommodations, your school should be able to confirm that you qualify and sign you up for Bookshare membership. http://www.bookshare.org/Karen B. Narvol
Assistive Technology Consultant4075 Linglestown Rd., #229 (business address)
Harrisburg, PA 17112
(717)540-1265knarvol@comcast.net
Colleagues from MU Assistive Technology class attended by Anita and Val 6/09
Speech/Language Pathologist
Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13
Denver Elementary
4th Street
Denver, PA 17517
Phone: 717-336-1501
jean_robbins@iu13.org
Occupational Therapist
IU 13
elizabeth_thorn@iu13.org
Multiple Disabilities Support
Hershey Middle School
mgarrett@hershey.k12.pa.us
Millersville University> Blaise.Liffick@millersville.edu